Advance Notification Service for April 2012 security bulletin release

Today we’re releasing our advance notification for the April security bulletin release, which is scheduled for Tuesday, April 10. This month’s release includes 6 bulletins addressing 11 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Forefront UAG, and .NET Framework. All 6 bulletins will be released on Tuesday, April 10 at approximately 10 a.m. PDT. Revisit this blog on Tuesday for our official risk and impact analysis, along with deployment guidance and a video overview of the release.

As always, we recommend that customers review the ANS summary page for more information and prepare for the testing and deployment of these bulletins as soon as possible.

Jonathan Ness will join me for a public webcast on Wednesday. During the webcast, we will go into detail about the bulletins and answer questions live on the air. See below for registration information.